Ranked #1
The LDS Church’s LGBTQ policy: How it came to be and why it went away | Episode 76
The LDS Church’s LGBTQ policy: How it came to be and why it went away | Episode 76
Nearly 3½ years ago, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stunned insiders and outsiders with a new policy la... Read more
10 Apr 2019
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38mins
Ranked #2
General authority talks about race, Joseph Smith’s polygamy, the LGBTQ policy and more | Episode 93
General authority talks about race, Joseph Smith’s polygamy, the LGBTQ policy and more | Episode 93
For nearly two decades, Elder Steven E. Snow has served as a general authority for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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40mins
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Ranked #3
D. Michael Quinn on LDS Church finances | Episode 6
D. Michael Quinn on LDS Church finances | Episode 6
Historian D. Michael Quinn discusses money and finances throughout Mormon Church history and theology with Salt Lake Tri... Read more
25 Oct 2017
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50mins
Ranked #4
LDS relationship and sexuality counselor Jennifer Finlayson-Fife on the MTC assault | Episode 27
LDS relationship and sexuality counselor Jennifer Finlayson-Fife on the MTC assault | Episode 27
In the latest episode of “Mormon Land, ” LDS relationship and sexuality counselor Jennifer Finlayson-Fife discusses the ... Read more
28 Mar 2018
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29mins
Ranked #5
Would yesterday’s pioneers recognize today’s temple ceremonies? | Episode 68
Would yesterday’s pioneers recognize today’s temple ceremonies? | Episode 68
Latter-day Saint temples have been in the news a lot lately. New temples are opening. Some older ones are closing for re... Read more
13 Feb 2019
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41mins
Ranked #6
Who actually banned black Mormons from the priesthood? | Episode 36
Who actually banned black Mormons from the priesthood? | Episode 36
On the latest episode of “Mormon Land,” University of Utah professor Paul Reeve offers insight on where the LDS Church's... Read more
6 Jun 2018
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49mins
Ranked #7
Why there are fewer litmus tests for what makes a ‘real Mormon’ outside of Utah | Episode 65
Why there are fewer litmus tests for what makes a ‘real Mormon’ outside of Utah | Episode 65
Latter-day Saints are full of jokes, jabs and judgments about so-called “Utah Mormons” — how church members who live in ... Read more
17 Jan 2019
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34mins
Ranked #8
A new discovery sheds light on early black converts and the subsequent priesthood ban | Episode 71
A new discovery sheds light on early black converts and the subsequent priesthood ban | Episode 71
Knowing who ordained whom to the priesthood in the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is seld... Read more
6 Mar 2019
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27mins
Ranked #9
A Latter-day Saint therapist on why sex isn't just about making babies | Episode 78
A Latter-day Saint therapist on why sex isn't just about making babies | Episode 78
Latter-day Saints are taught time and time again that sexual relations are absolutely forbidden — before marriage. But a... Read more
24 Apr 2019
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32mins
Ranked #10
Missionaries can call home more often now, but will it make a difference? | Episode 69
Missionaries can call home more often now, but will it make a difference? | Episode 69
This week, Latter-day Saint parents got an early Christmas — or Mother’s Day — gift: The chance to talk to their mission... Read more
21 Feb 2019
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27mins
Ranked #11
Social worker and therapist Marybeth Raynes on apologies and forgiveness | Episode 30
Social worker and therapist Marybeth Raynes on apologies and forgiveness | Episode 30
On the latest installment of “Mormon Land,” Clinical social worker and therapist Marybeth Raynes discusses the relations... Read more
18 Apr 2018
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38mins
Ranked #12
Church has $100B in reserve, but one historian says its global expenses are steep | Episode 114
Church has $100B in reserve, but one historian says its global expenses are steep | Episode 114
Questions persist inside and outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints about the $100 billion reserve the ... Read more
8 Jan 2020
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46mins
Ranked #13
The Russell Nelson Era | Episode 100
The Russell Nelson Era | Episode 100
To mark the 100th episode of our “Mormon Land” podcast, an expert panel will discuss how a 95-year-old leader is reshapi... Read more
4 Oct 2019
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58mins
Ranked #14
Coke at BYU and the Word of Wisdom | Episode 4
Coke at BYU and the Word of Wisdom | Episode 4
Mormon Church-owned Brigham Young University recently changed its policy to allow Coke to be sold on campus. Salt Lake T... Read more
9 Oct 2017
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27mins
Ranked #15
An ER doc and a hospice chaplain discuss the afterlife and near-death experiences | Episode 81
An ER doc and a hospice chaplain discuss the afterlife and near-death experiences | Episode 81
As Salt Lake City prepares to host a June 6-9 Afterlife Awareness Conference — “where shamans break bread with scientist... Read more
15 May 2019
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42mins
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A look back at General Conference | Episode 101
A look back at General Conference | Episode 101
This week we revisit and discuss — what else? — the recently completed General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ ... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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45mins
Ranked #17
How Latter-day Saint polygamists ended up in Mexico | Episode 106
How Latter-day Saint polygamists ended up in Mexico | Episode 106
When nine U.S. citizens were killed in a brutal attack in northern Mexico last week, much of the world learned for the f... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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29mins
Ranked #18
Fiona and Terryl Givens on "The Christ Who Heals" | Episode 9
Fiona and Terryl Givens on "The Christ Who Heals" | Episode 9
Authors Fiona and Terryl Givens argue much of contemporary LDS thought has been contaminated by Protestant rhetoric and ... Read more
14 Nov 2017
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26mins
Ranked #19
The gossip you might not have heard about General Conference | Episode 50
The gossip you might not have heard about General Conference | Episode 50
Mormon Land is alive with the sound of rumors.Probably the only thing on the Latter-day Saint calendar as reliable as Ge... Read more
26 Sep 2018
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31mins
Ranked #20
A Q&A with MormonLeaks officials and their quest to expose the faith’s secrets | Episode 43
A Q&A with MormonLeaks officials and their quest to expose the faith’s secrets | Episode 43
You probably read about a woman who secretly recorded an interview with her former Missionary Training Center president ... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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53mins